A Corporate Financial Manager Trying to Maximize Shareholder Value

question 104

Multiple Choice

A corporate financial manager trying to maximize shareholder value

• A) is not concerned with ethics but rather with writing iron-clad contracts.
• B) can safely ignore ethics as long as no laws are broken.
• C) must behave ethically in order to stay out of jail.
• D) is concerned with ethics because unethical behavior destroys trust, and businesses cannot function without a certain degree of trust.

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Definitions:

Market Demands

The total amount of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price.

Strength Relationship

The degree to which two variables are related or associated with each other, often used in the context of correlation analysis.

Forecasting Time Horizons

The periods into which future predictions or plans for business, economic, or other activities are divided, ranging from short-term to long-term.

Forecast Average

The mean value of predicted outcomes over a specified future period, often used in demand planning and inventory management.